This report is a summary of activity by the mineral industry in the Yukon Territory and the southwestern District of Mackenzie during 1969 and 1970, by the Northern Economic Development Branch of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The information was obtained from visits to properties, correspondence with company personnel, technical reports of companies, newspapers and trade journals and from the reports of the Mining Recorders of the Dawson, Mayo, Watson Lake and Whitehorse Mining Districts.

This report is a review of the Yukon mineral industry for 1974 by the Northern Natural Resources and Environment Branch, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. The information in this report was obtained from visits to mineral properties and by personal communciation with individuals involved as well as from technical reports, trade journals, newspapers, publications of the Geological Survey of Canada and the monthly reports of the Mining Recorders of the Dawson, Mayo, Watson Lake and Whitehorse Mining Districts.

This report is a review of the Yukon mineral industry for 1973. The information in this report was obtained from visits to mineral properties and by personal communciation with individuals involved as well as from technical reports, trade journals, newspapers, publications of the Geological Survey of Canada and the monthly reports of the Mining Recorders of the Dawson, Mayo, Watson Lake and Whitehorse Mining Districts.

This report is a review of the Yukon mineral industry for 1976 by the Geology Section, Northern Natural Resources and Environment Branch, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. It includes descriptions of work conducted on mineral claims by individuals and mineral exploration companies and operating summaries of the several producing mines in the Yukon. It also contains geological papers on select properties. Information in this report was obtained from visits to mineral properties, from personal communication with individuals and from technical reports, trade journals, newspapers, publications of the Geological Survey of Canada and the monthly reports of the District Mining Recorders. A list of assessment reports, both confidential and those available for inspection, is included in the list of Technical Reports. In this report, activities of the mineral industry are divided into lode mining and exploration, coal mining and exploration and placer mining.

This report is a review of the Yukon mineral industry for 1977 by the Geology Section, Yukon, Northern Affairs Program, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. It includes descriptions of work conducted on mineral claims by individuals and mineral exploration companies and operating summaries of the several producing mines in the Yukon. It also contains technical papers on select properties. Information in this report was obtained from visits to mineral properties, from personal communication with individuals and from technical reports, trade journals, newspapers, publications of the Geological Survey of Canada and the monthly reports of the District Mining Recorders. A list of assessment reports, both confidential and those available for inspection, is included in the list of Technical Reports. In this report, activities of the mineral industry are divided into lode mining and exploration, coal mining and exploration and placer mining.

This report is a review of the Yukon mineral industry for 1975 by the Geology Section, Northern Natural Resources and Environment Branch, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. It includes descriptions of work conducted on mineral claims by individuals and mineral exploration companies and operating summaries of the several producing mines in the Yukon. It also contains technical papers on select properties. Information in this report was obtained from visits to mineral properties, from personal communication with individuals and from technical reports, trade journals, newspapers, publications of the Geological Survey of Canada and the monthly reports of the District Mining Recorders. A list of assessment reports, both confidential and those available for inspection, is included in the list of Technical Reports. In this report, activities of the mineral industry are divided into lode mining and exploration, coal mining and exploration and placer mining.

This report is a review of the Yukon mineral industry for 1978 by the Geology Section, Yukon, Northern Affairs Program, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. It includes descriptions of work conducted on mineral claims by individuals and mineral exploration companies and operating summaries of the several producing mines in the Yukon. Information in this report was obtained largely from the geological, geochemical and geophysical reports accepted for credit as assessment work by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. A list of assessment reports, both confidential and those available for inspection, is included in the list of Technical Reports. In this report, activities of the mineral industry are divided into lode mining and exploration and coal mining and exploration.

This report is a synthesis of the Yukon Geological Survey’s placer fieldwork and captures information collected from approximately 120 site visits conducted each season. Information is supplemented by details from staff at Compliance Monitoring and Inspections and, from conversations throughout the off-season with miners. This edition of the placer industry report is larger than ever, which speaks to the level of activity in the various districts and our commitment to providing an accurate record. In order to provide practical information, we have continued to increase the amount of geological detail in the report. The scope of the report also aims to capture mining activity and equipment utilized at each site. This helps frame the style of mining and gives a general idea about mine layout and processing techniques. The overall aim of the property descriptions is to provide a reference that is both insightful in the short term and informative decades into the future.

This report documents the state of the Placer Mining Industry in the Yukon Territory for the 1991 and 1992 mining seasons. The majority of this volume consists of detailed descriptions of placer operations visited by the staff of the Placer Mining Section of the Mineral Development Division, Northern Affairs Program, Yukon Region. Also included is information that may be useful to readers who are interested in searching for and developing placer properties in the Yukon Territory.

This report was prepared to provide published information on the lode and placer mining industries in the Yukon during an important part of its history: mining and milling of Elsa and Keno Hill silver-lead ores had begun; significant nickel, copper, lead and zinc deposits were discovered in the White River, Vangorda Creek, and Macmillan Pass areas; and asbestos deposits were discovered. Placer mining activity continued, although pressures in the form of rising costs, and stable gold prices were forcing the industry into decline. Both the lode and placer mining industries were affected during the war years by shortages of men and equipment, although there was a great deal of attention paid to sources of tungsten, a strategic mineral. Records are not complete. Government office changes, lack of storage space and a warehouse fire may be some of the contributing factors..